Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte will consider the sale of cleared lands (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8848/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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My Department is the regulatory authority in relation to the control of felling. It is noted that, while the land is currently cleared, it had previously been under forestry and was felled under a felling licence issued under the Forestry Act 1946. There is, accordingly, an associated replanting obligation under the Act whereby this land is required to be replanted.

Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988, and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of the forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. The company has, however, offered that the interested parties may contact Coillte directly to discuss this matter. My office will forward the relevant contact details to the Deputy.